Canadair CL-28
Canadair CL-28 | |
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Type: | Maritime reconnaissance and submarine fighter aircraft |
Design country: | |
Manufacturer: | |
First flight: |
March 28, 1957 |
Commissioning: |
1957 |
Production time: |
1957-1960 |
Number of pieces: |
33 |
The CL-28 is a maritime reconnaissance and submarine fighter aircraft produced by the Canadian manufacturer Canadair .
History and construction
Canadair began work on the CL-28 in April 1954. At the time, it was the largest aircraft ever built in Canada. The CL-28 was derived from the Bristol Britannia , with the same wings, tail unit and landing gear, but "Americanized" - which means that the same basic design was used, but the British materials and standard parts were converted to North American dimensions. The fuselage was completely redesigned by Canadair, from the pressurized cabin of the Britannia to a non-pressurized, new fuselage with a reinforced structure with bomb bays in front and behind the wings. Instead of the Bristol Proteus turboprop engines, Wright R-3350 turbo-compound engines were chosen as engines , as these had lower fuel consumption, which made longer patrol missions possible. The Argus Mk. I first flew from the Canadair factory in Montreal on March 28, 1957. 12 more machines with Mk. I standard followed. This was followed by 20 examples of the Argus Mk. II. Production ended in July 1960. At the beginning of its career, the CP-107 Argus , as it was called by the Canadian Air Force, was considered the best aircraft of its type.
The Argus replaced the Lancaster and Neptune previously used in maritime reconnaissance and anti-submarine combat with the Royal Canadian Air Force .
variants
- Argus Mk 1 : equipped with an American APS-20 radar in the chin radome (13 built)
- Argus Mk 2 : equipped with the British ASV-21 radar in the chin radome (20 built)
Military users
Technical specifications
Parameter | Data |
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crew | 15th |
length | 39.26 m |
span | 43.37 m |
height | 11.79 m |
Wing area | 192.77 m² |
Empty mass | 36,741 kg |
Max. Takeoff mass | 71,214 kg |
Cruising speed | 333 km / h |
Top speed | 507 km / h |
Service ceiling | 7620 m |
Range | 9495 km |
Engines | 4 × Wright R-3350 TC18EA1 turbo-compound motors with 2,535 kW each |
Weapon loading | 3,600 kg payload in the weapon bays and 1,725 kg at external load stations |
See also
literature
- Donald, David. The Encyclopedia of World Aircraft . Etobicoke, Ontario: Prospero Books, 1997. ISBN 1-85605-375-X .
- Pickler, Ron and Milberry, Larry. Canadair: The First 50 Years . Toronto: CANAV Books, 1995. ISBN 0-921022-07-7 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ "Canadair CP-107 Argus 2" Canada Aviation and Space Museum. Accessed: December 21, 2016.
- ↑ AERO issue 46, p. 1281
- ^ "Canadair CP-107 Argus" Greenwood Military Aviation Museum. Accessed: October 5, 2012.
- ↑ "CL-28 Argus (CP-107)" Flugzeuginfo.net